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Thomas Massie ‘Extremely Vulnerable’ to GOP Primary Challenge, Poll Shows

MAGA Inc. spent $1.8 million on ads causing Rep. Massie’s job approval to drop from 52% to 39% and re-elect score to fall to 30%, poll shows.

  • Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., faces a significant GOP primary challenge ahead of the 2026 election in Kentucky's 4th District.
  • The challenge follows Massie's opposition to Trump's tax cuts and spending bill, which has alienated many Republican voters according to an August poll.
  • A McLaughlin & Associates poll surveyed 500 likely Republican voters from August 10 to 12, showing Massie's favorability dropped from 54% to 43% and his re-elect score fell below 30% among key primary groups.
  • The poll found that 57% of primary voters prefer candidates endorsed by Trump, and 53% are less likely to vote for Massie based on exposure to a pro-Trump super PAC's $800,000 ad campaign against him.
  • Massie's tensions with Trump, caused by his fiscal conservatism and critiques of Trump’s policies, have led to threats of a primary challenger, though some doubt this effort's success and warn it could waste resources.
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